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Emily DickinsonBecause I Could Not Stop for Death
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Reading Comprehension Answers
1. D. (Line 3)
2. B. (Line 4)
3. A. She also passes fields of grain and the setting sun (Lines 9-12).
4. D. The speaker describes her dress as “Gossamer” (Line 15), the substance spiders produce to weave their webs. She also describes her tulle “Tippet” (Line 16), a scarf or shawl worn over a dress.
5. B. (Line 24)
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